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Melissa Ward Jones, a Research Assistant Professor at the Water and Environmental Research Center (WERC) of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, discusses research focused on understanding the ...

In the Arctic, permafrost plays a crucial role in building infrastructure. However, as the region warms and permafrost thaws, infrastructure is threatened as the ground shifts beneath the built ...

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